Cecile R. Parker. Personal Correspondence Disgruntled Woman Regarding Her Marriage, Her Leaving, and Her New Life. 1874. This 14 page letter to Mrs. Evaline Price does little to mask exactly how happy the writer is to have left her husband and how unhappy she was before she did. Her contempt for the man comes through as she reflects on how much better she now feels, like "a bird out of its cage". "Jos has remarked to several of my friends that he would be so glad if I would come back... I don't know what he takes me for.. it is solid comfort & the greatest relief I ever experienced to be where I can't see him" .. "what a terrible thing it is for a woman to be driven to that point that she hates a man she has called her husband for nearly twenty two years -- that feeling was mine for a long time, now that he is out of mind, the feeling has toned itself down to indifference." Despite him wanting her to return, she has left her husband behind and does not want to go back. There is no doubt in her mind that she did the right thing for herself, and has started a happier life. Measures 10" x 8". According to a previous owner, probably from Hot Springs, Arkansas to Columbia, Missouri.